Herman Pieter de Boer

Herman Pieter de Boer (9 February 1928 – 1 January 2014), also known as Johnny Austerlitz, was a Dutch writer, journalist and lyricist, whose career spanned over 55 years.

Herman Pieter de Boer
Herman Pieter de Boer in November 2009.
Born	Herman Pieter de Boer (1928-02-09)9 February 1928 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Died	1 January 2014(2014-01-01) (aged 85) Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	Johnny Austerlitz
Occupation(s)	Writer, journalist, lyricist
Years active	1956–2014
Spouses	Inge Frank; Judy van Osnabrugge
Children	4 (Marion de Boer, Nino de Boer, Waldemar de Boer, Sander de Boer)
Website	http://www.hermanpieterdeboer.nl/ (in Dutch)

Born in Rotterdam, South Holland, de Boer began his writing career in 1956 and wrote fifty novels.^[1]

Herman Pieter de Boer died following a long illness during the early hours of 1 January 2014, aged 85, in Eindhoven, North Brabant.^[1]